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Idiots and Angels

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Original title: Idiots and Angels
Year: 2008
Running time: 78 min.
Country: United States
Director: Bill Plympton
Screenwriter: Bill Plympton
Cast: Animation
Music: Corey A. Jackson
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Plymptoons. Producer: Terry Gilliam
Genre: Animation. Fantasy. Comedy | Black Comedy. Adult Animation. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis: Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt man who hangs out as his local bar, berating the other patrons. One day, Angel mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings on his back. The wings make him do good deeds, contrary to his nature. He desperately tries to rid himself of the good wings, but eventually finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their ticket to fame and fortune.

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#70 Best Animated Works for Adults

Awards: 2008: Annecy International Animation Festival: Special Mention

2008: Tribeca Film Festival: Official Selection

2008: Film Festival of Catalonia: nominated to Best Animated Film.

2009: Fantasporto Film Festival: Best Film Award.

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"A grim fairy-tale comedy Plympton mines elegance from the utterly gonzo"

Aaron Hillis: Village Voice
"The dystopia conjured by 'Idiots and Angels', Mr. Plympton's sixth and best animated feature, suggests Toulouse-Lautrec by way of Charles Bukowski."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Plympton has made his most accomplished feature...his characters resemble images in motion rather than full-on animations, as if a Looney Tunes cartoon made love to a Ralph Steadman sketch."

Eric Kohn: IndieWire
"In some respects, 'Idiots and Angels' shows legendary independent animator Bill Plympton at the top of his game"

Keith Uhlich: Time Out
"Even without a word of dialogue, Plympton's dark fable about the almost unnatural redemption of a lost soul content in its damnation is easily understood, and neatly told."

Toronto Star
"Good battles evil as a gun-running, booze-swilling, cigarette-puffing badass is dragged, kicking and screaming, toward salvation in Bill Plympton's slyly sardonic black comedy, his best animated feature to date."

Variety Staff: Variety
"A dystopian commentary on humankind"

The Globe and Mail

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